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Aging agency to host expert workshop on dementia caregiving

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YPSILANTI, Mich. – Dementia expert Jill Gafner Livingston will lead a workshop on managing the challenges of caring for those experiencing dementia on April 19 from 3-5 p.m. at the Ypsilanti Senior Center

Gafner Livingston, a certified Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care trainer and dementia practitioner, will share her personal experience of becoming her husband’s caregiver.

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She will also offer advice and tips on tackling difficult behaviors and stress.

Participants will receive a free handbook and may be eligible for free transportation to the workshop.

Advance registration is required, and can be done by sending an email to wellnessprograms@aaa1b.org or by calling 833-233-2200.

The workshop is hosted by Area Agency on Aging 1-B, a Southeast Michigan nonprofit organization offering support and resources to seniors, their families and caregivers.

Learn more here.

Ypsilanti Senior Center is at 1015 N. Congress St.


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